Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta
A tin of tomatoes and a splash of cream doing a lot of work.
Serves 4 30 min 38g proteinKid-friendly
ChickenPastaItalian
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Chicken thigh fillets500 g
- Penne pasta400 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Thickened cream200 ml
- Brown onion150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Grated hard cheese60 g
- Olive oil20 ml
- Dried basil1 g
Method
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and brown in the oil over high heat. Set aside.
- Lower the heat, cook the diced onion for 5 minutes, then add the garlic and basil for 1 minute.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes until reduced, then stir in the cream.
- Cook the pasta until al dente, reserving a cup of the cooking water.
- Return the chicken to the sauce, toss with the drained pasta and enough cooking water to coat, and finish with the cheese.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Creamy Tomato Prawn Pasta
- 500 g Peeled raw prawns instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the chicken; add the prawns to the simmering sauce after the cream and cook for 2–3 minutes until just pink.
Vegetarian
Creamy Tomato Cannellini Bean Pasta
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
- 60 g Vegetarian hard cheese instead of Grated hard cheese
Skip browning the chicken; warm the drained beans in the sauce for the last 5 minutes after the cream goes in.
Vegan
Creamy Tomato Cannellini Bean Pasta
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
- 200 ml Oat cream instead of Thickened cream
- Leave out the Grated hard cheese
Skip browning the chicken; stir in the oat cream off the boil and warm the drained beans in the sauce for 5 minutes, then finish without cheese.
Gluten-free
- 400 g Gluten-free penne instead of Penne pasta
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
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Missing items
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Pak'nSaveBest choice· $11.76 of food
$55.93
79% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- Grated hard cheese
Woolworths NZ· $36.29 of food · $24.53 more
$53.02
32% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- Grated hard cheese
New World· $13.75 of food
$64.83
79% spare
No price at New World for:
- Thickened cream
- Grated hard cheese
$2.94a serve
from $2.94 a serve at Pak'nSave · 8 of 9 ingredients priced
About $11.76 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$80.13 across 3 shops · 8 of 9 items priced · $37.04 more for bigger packs, 86% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$11.76
missing 1 item
you'll pay $55.93 · 79% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$36.29
missing 1 item · $24.53 more
you'll pay $53.02 · 32% of it spare
New World$13.75
missing 2 items
you'll pay $64.83 · 79% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$48.66
Chicken thigh fillets
$7.82/kg
need 500 gTegel Tenderbasted Chicken Thighs 1kg 4 kg$31.29closest match
Pak'nSave$7.82/kg$31.29·New World$18.99/kg$18.99·Woolworths NZ$26.50
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 400 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·Woolworths NZ$0.94·New World$3.23/kg$1.29
Thickened cream
$1.98/100ml
need 200 mlAnchor Thickened Cream Twin Pack 100ml 250 ml$4.96
Pak'nSave$1.98/100ml$4.96·Woolworths NZ$5.06·New WorldN/A
Olive oil
$1.80/100ml
need 20 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 500 ml$8.99
Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·New World$2.00/100ml$9.99
Dried basil
$2.59/10g
need 1 gMasterFoods Basil Leaves 10 g$2.59
Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$2.79/10g$2.79
Buy at New World$29.98
Brown onion
$2.99/kg
need 150 gPams Pickling Brown Onions 1 kg$2.99closest matchreal special
New World$2.99/kg$2.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·Woolworths NZ$4.99
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 15 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Buy at Woolworths NZ$1.49
Penne pasta
$1.49
need 400 gEssentials pasta penne 500 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$1.49·Pak'nSave$0.32/100g$1.29·New World$0.36/100g$1.79
Not priced
- Grated hard cheese · 60 g